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Susquehanna:  

Conversations (2001)

"Best Instrumental Album" Just Plain Folks 2002 Award.  

JPF (Just Plain Folks) hosts the largest independent music competition in the world -- "Conversations" placed 4th out of 7,880 CD's!  Their criteria is, "Does the music move me?"  We are proud to be in the top of REAL music!  

     "Conversations" debuted at #3 on the Top 100 New Age Voice Airwaves Charts for July '01.  #1 Album on several radio stations, including KRSC "Innervisions" (Tulsa, OK), WRNZ (Danville, KY), WSYC (Shippensburg, PA) & WYRE (Waukesha, WI).  

A blend of classical, new age and celtic music for wind & string quartet (flute, oboe, English horn, Oboe d'amore, viola & cello).

"...a delightful presentation you'll want to listen to, over and over again."  Richard Fuller, Metaphysical Reviews.  

                    Buy CD:  $13.98

The Tunes:

(Click to hear a 50-second sound bite.)

1.  Far Away (2:43)  Pete Jung, arr. L Reese 

2.  Dialog -- flute solo (1:16) T Reese

3.  Conversations (7:29)  T Reese

4.  Soliloquy -- oboe solo (1:27)  M Hess

5.  Phase II (2:14)  T Reese

6.  Katy's Rambles (3:32) trad, lyrics by T Reese

7.  Awakenings (3:03) T & L Reese

8.  Reflection --  viola solo (0:57) D Anderson

9.  La Valse de Neige (6:20)  T Reese

10.  Woman in White -- cello solo (1:52) L Reese

11.  Lament for Cora Lee (12:27) T Reese

12.  La Valse de Jeunes Filles (3:15) trad, lyrics by T Reese

    Two tracks, "Katy's Rambles" & "Awakenings" were selected for international distribution through New Age Voices' June 2002 compilation CD. 

     Tom's compositions are featured on this eclectic album that blends elements of classical, new age, & celtic music.  At times playful, other times soulful & serious, this music is designed to pique your imagination.  Goethe likened the string quartet to a "conversation among four intelligent people."  Each of the four voices in Susquehanna is of equal importance.  We combine winds & strings to get a conversational flow of ideas that blend and dissolve, one into the other.  Susquehanna takes you on a magical musical journey.  Flute, oboe, viola & cello comprise Susquehanna.  This group takes the traditional roles of the string quartet or wind quintet to new heights, adding orchestral depth to a quartet of players.